Time-capsule home from 1800s is older than Minnesota's statehood
The iconic Victorian-era house in Carver has been featured in calendars, on holiday tours and even an HGTV show, "If Walls Could Talk."
Downtown Wayzata condo gets dramatic makeover
The plain-vanilla condo above the Hotel Landing is now bold and personalized.
'70s Mendota Heights rambler reinvented without adding square footage
A couple facing retirement considered building a house next door, but chose to reinvent their outdated rambler instead.
Movies
Review: Don't watch 'The Rental' from an Airbnb, just saying
To the list of established movie genres, we must now add another: the Airbnb horror film. Wait! A sub-genre: The pandemic-era Airbnb horror film.Halfway through…
Home & Garden
New Yorkers ditching city for elbow room fuel housing boom
If the outbreak roars back in New York City, Anil and Joyce Lilly will not be sheltering again in their Bronx apartment. They just bought…
Housing
US sales of existing homes jump 20% after a 3-month slump
Americans stepped up their home purchases in June by a robust 20.7% after the pandemic had caused sales to crater in the prior three months. But the housing market could struggle to rebound further in the face of the resurgent viral outbreak and a shrinking supply of homes for sale.
National
Biden unveils caregiver plan, says Trump 'quit' on country
Joe Biden offered a massive plan on Tuesday to create 3 million jobs and improve care for children and the elderly as he accused President Donald Trump of having "quit" on the country during a deadly pandemic.
Home & Garden
This Week: Coca-Cola, American Airlines' results; home sales
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:PANDEMIC FALLOUTCoca-Cola serves up its second-quarter results Tuesday.The beverage company has…
Home & Garden
Prosecutor: Video shows NYC dismemberment suspect buying saw
Surveillance video shows the personal assistant charged in the death of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered in his luxury Manhattan condo buying the electric saw and cleaning supplies that were left near the body, prosecutors said Saturday.
Housing
June home construction jumps 17.3% when states reopened
Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the coronavirus outbreak.
National
Homeowners rush to refinance as 30-year rate falls below 3%
With the 30-year mortgage rate falling this week below 3% for the first time in a half-century, more U.S. homeowners are likely to seize the chance to refinance their home loans.
Housing
US mortgage rates fall to record lows; 30-year at 2.98%
Average rates on long-term mortgages continue to fall to new record lows, as the key 30-year loan dropped below 3% for the first time in 50 years. The stagnant economic recovery in the face of the coronavirus pandemic is keeping inflation tamped down despite pent-up homebuying demand.
National
US authorities move to seize ex-Gambia dictator's mansion
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used bribery proceeds and stolen government funds to buy a mansion in a suburb of Washington, D.C., U.S. authorities allege in a lawsuit seeking to seize the property.
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